I'm still in Indy, and there's confetti on my hotel room floor because I do stuff jam confetti in my pocket at moments like this. I'll end this post with a huge THANK YOU, all the supporters of MVictors in its various forms who kept this going for the past two decades. We did it.
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Wing-Footed Elephants at Michigan & Trumbull (1900)
Looking at Iowa, one thing that’s kind of curious is that despite their long history of playing Michigan (starting in 1900) and their involvement in our league (they joined the Western Conference in that same year), we’re really not stacked with a bevy of major moments in history that would yield a rivalry with the Hawkeyes, although there are certainly important ties between our programs.
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Act Like You’ve Been There Before!
We've actually been there before! Did you know Michigan played a pair of neutral-site football games in Indianapolis? The good news: Michigan is undefeated and unscored upon in these games. The bad news: these were played 129 and 114 years ago. Best news: The star of the game was U-M's African American back George Jewett who scored 2 TDs/XPs & between plays jacked a racist fool! The story:
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Pardon my Spanish, Padre
With Harbaugh surrendering his bonus comp to support the athletic department employees, alongside Michigan and Notre Dame being in the CFP playoff mix, this came to mind.
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The Yost-Stagg Trophy? | This Week in Michigan Football History
In this edition of TWIMFbH, we explore the history of Chicago's legend Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Chicago-Michigan rivalry, and Fielding H. Yost's place in Big Ten History. We end with a question – why isn’t Yost’s name on the B1G trophy? [lead photo: U-M Bentley Historical Library]
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Vanquished! Thoroughly. (Michigan 42, Ohio State 27) | Sights & Sounds
What happened Saturday was the fulfillment of the promise of Harbaugh – the antidote for the seemingly unbeatable Buckeyes. For all the times people tried to channel Bo and the 1969 (24-12) game during the last dozen years, it actually happened in 2021 – when no one really talked about it or prophesized it. Click here for the Sights and Sounds:
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Woody & The Tantrums (1971)
On November 20, 1971 the Buckeyes visited Ann Arbor for the third ep of the Ten Year War. Late in the game with Michigan trailing, Billy Taylor shot around the right side, picked up a couple blocks and scored one of the greatest TDs in team history - "Touchdown Billy Taylor." Did you know that Woody went berserk shortly after that play? The Story:
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Michigan’s Rocky Start in the Big Ten (1896-1917) | This Week in Michigan Football History
November 20, 1917 marks the official anniversary of The University of Michigan rejoining the Western Conference, and in doing so, gave it the new nickname of 'The Big 10'. Here's the short version of our rocky first two decades with our conference affiliation. The segment airs LIVE on the WTKA 1050AM Keybank Countdown to Kickoff on November 20, 2021.
